I never knew a man troubled with melancholy, who had plenty to do, and did it.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

I never had a man come to me for advice yet, but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine.

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

Good nonsense is good sense in disguise.

Method is the arithmetic of success.

Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.